Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in Roanoke, Virginia

The annual salary statistics of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Roanoke, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Roanoke is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teachers in Roanoke, Virginia

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,930
25th Percentile Wage
$47,270
50th Percentile Wage
$63,000
75th Percentile Wage
$78,910
90th Percentile Wage
$97,510

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Roanoke, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,930.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$63,000
-1.22% -9.63%
2013
$63,770
-8.31% -
2012
$69,070
- -

Table 2. Compare Postsecondary Art, Drama, and Music Teacher Salary in Roanoke with Other Virginia Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,000 in Roanoke is in the middle of salary range for postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary art, drama, and music teachers in Roanoke is 8.8 percent (8.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Lynchburg and 37.1 percent (37.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Richmond.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Lynchburg
$69,100
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford
$67,440
Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$63,790
Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$63,060
Roanoke
$63,000
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area
$61,360
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol
$59,230
Harrisonburg
$56,640
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News
$55,260
Richmond
$39,640

See also: Top paying jobs in Roanoke, Virginia.